Magnus Carlberger
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Sweden's Instrumental Storyteller
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Hoping to build on a strong melodic core of compositions, Swedish guitarist Magnus Carlberger submitted an eight song instrumental CD-R he describes as "melodically beautiful, with a storytelling feeling that could work as powerful film music." The demo features guitar, bass, keyboards and drum machine, presumably all performed by Carlberger. He has a knack for composing strong themes for his rock-based music, then building the track around those themes, as you can hear on tracks such as "The Spring" and "Eva's Dance". Carlberger utilizes harmonized lead lines, well-turned hooks and deftly improvised solos that support the main melody, as opposed to taking the track in a totally unrelated direction, something you hear a lot of on first demos. The production can only be described as 'basic', so, like a lot of musicians, Carlberger could probably benefit by collaboration with other, like-minded artists - the sum can sometimes be greater than the individual parts.
When Magnus was younger he tended to listen to heavy metal bands with great guitarists. Other bands that inspired him included Kansas, Blackfoot, Jethro Tull and Saga. Classical music and folk music from different countries have also always touched him in a special way, but he considers his biggest guitarist inspiration to be Yngwie Malmsteen. At eleven years old Magnus played the trumpet, and later the piano, and very soon realized how amazing and stimulating it was to write his own music. He started playing guitar when he was 17 years old, playing guitar and synthesizer in a local symphonic rock band. After the band split up, Magnus decided to pursue his own instrumental guitar music. He plans to include more acoustic guitar and other acoustic instruments in future compositions.
Carlberger's passion is to write music and play the guitar, so he plans to continue to play and write music no matter what, even though he expects it will never be published.
Contact Information
Magnus Carlberger
Ringvägen 16
196 30 Kungsangen
Sweden
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Magnus Carlberger
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Mark Protze
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Settling The Score... With Metal
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Counting influences such as Vinnie Moore, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Stump, German guitarist Mark Protze submitted his latest CD-R release, Revenge Of... Strongly neo-classical and metal driven, the four instrumental tracks positively scream for vengeance, feature solid production, and are rife with well-crafted guitar solos. Protze has his technique down cold; one listen to tracks such as "Boogie Of Madness", "Suite No. 1", or the opening title track will lead to massive fist-pounding and head-thrashing (and a shoulder separation, if you're not careful!) Protze can deliver those awesome pedal tone licks like his idols Malmsteen and Stump, peppering his solos with numerous examples of stunning melodic lines. Aggressive rhythms in a kind of 'Rising Force meets Iron Maiden' style cement the connection between Protze's music and those that have gone before. Neo-classical fans have another shredder to keep an eye on for the future.
Mark began playing guitar at the age of 13, taking some guitar lessons in Wolfsburg, then studying at the Jazz & Rock school in Freiburg, taking his final exams in 2003. Over the years he has played with many musicians in a variety of styles: rock, fusion, funk and swing, to name a few. Mark has released a number of instrumental CDs, including "Chapter I" (1998), "Opic" (2001) and "B.G.H." (2003). In addition to contributing guitar to a number of other pop and rock recordings, he took part in the musical "Soulgetter Goalgetter" on tour in Freiburg and Schweiz. This year, Mark joined the funk band Sunny Manzanas, who played at the Stimmenfestival in Lorrach to support "Jamiroquai".
With Revenge Of... Protze is looking for a label which will be able to release the new material.
Contact Information
Mark Protze
Katzenkamp 32a
D-38442 Wolfsburg
Germany
E-mail:
Mark Protze
Web site:
markprotze.de.vu
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